Combined system of energy generation from biomass and solar energy

Abstract

The study discussed the design and principle of operation of an intelligent system that uses renewable energy sources (RES) in the form of biomass and solar energy. The aim of the system is to supply heat to public utility buildings in Częstochowa, Poland. The system of renewable energy conversion includes boilers fuelled by biomass in the form of pellets and evacuated tube solar collectors. An additional equipment for the system is buffer tanks, computer-aided monitoring of operating parameters of the system and calorimeters with the system of automation and control of the system operation. The study discusses possible problems with the use of solar installations and processes of degradation of metal components, glass tubes and working medium. The basic criteria that have to be met by the working fluid in the system, parameters that have to be periodically controlled during the use of solar installations and mixtures of fluids available in the renewable energy market were presented.